פרא

עברית

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פרא

/ˈpeʁe/ Modern Israeli

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From the same root as Arabic فَرَأ (wild ass, onager).

noun פֶּרֶא · pére · פְּרָאִים · פֶּרֶא־ · פִּרְאֵי־

wild ass (primarily Equus hemionus) הֲיִנְהַק־פֶּרֶא עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא אִם יִגְעֶה־שּׁוֹר עַל־בְּלִילוֹ׃
Biblical, figuratively someone living in the wild as an animal does וְהוּא יִהְיֶה פֶּרֶא אָדָם יָדוֹ בַכֹּל וְיַד כֹּל בּוֹ וְעַל־פְּנֵי כׇל־אֶחָיו יִשְׁכֹּן׃
as a modifier wild, untamed תות פרא

In English

onager Asiatic wild ass or hemione
wild not domesticated or tamed
wild ass mammal

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פרא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}